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Tonight I made Apple Jam.  And, oh Flying Spaghetti Monster, YUM!

Friday Five: My favorite baked goods

1. White Chocolate Chip Cookies
YUM.  White chocolate is my crack.  It is so yummy, I swear I could eat it forever.  Which is why I don't make them that often because I will eat them all.  In one night.  And that's after eating the chips themselves while I make the cookies.
2. Snickerdoodles!! 
They're easy, fun and delicious.  And how can you not like something with cinnamon in it? That's called snickerdoodle! I mean come on, it's a great word!  And I just made them today. Celebrating getting an interview for next week!
3. Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
It's so much better when you make it from scratch.  And it's great fun to grate the carrots.
4. White Chocolate Cake with White Chocolate Frosting.
See number one.
5. Breadsticks
I don't know if these technically count as a baked good, but I count them, so they are.  And they are delicious.  So, YUM.

YUM YUM!!!

About a month ago I felt like pizza, but didn't feel like wasting a ton of points on fast food pizza.  So I did some hunting around for a whole wheat pizza crust that had great reviews.  Which, I found here. 

I have made it a few times since then, including making several batches and freezing them.  They are all so delicious.  So much so, I had to share.

First, make the dough, follow the directions closely!  This is the second rising of the thawing dough I made a few weeks ago.  You freeze it before the second rising, and then it'll rise the second time while it thaws.  Be sure to cover it with a damp cloth while it does this or the outer part of the dough will create a kind of a crust when it dries out.

Punch down the dough and spread into a pan or pans as thus. Then, spread your sauce of choice over the dough.  Ours is Chunky Ragu Green Pepper and Mushroom.  It is so good.   I know it's spaghetti sauce, but this stuff is ridiculously delicious.  Try it, I promise you won't be disappointed.  And, there's a serving of vegetables in every half cup of sauce!

You can see the dried out dough on the outer edges, because I didn't cover them with damp cloths. Blech.

Then comes the cheese.  I love cheese, so I use 2 cups of Mozzarella on each pizza.  Or at least two bags of two cups each is used, I may or may not eat some while making dinner....

Now I chop the veggies.  Which we use as our centerpiece until we use them.  Colorful and changes every week!

No, there aren't potatoes on our pizza, that's for a different recipe for this week.

And spread the yumminess on.

Bake it and enjoy!

I figured out the points per slice to be 2 PP for the crust and 1 PP for the sauce and cheese.  Low point and delicious!  Try it, so good.  If you add pepperonis to what we already have on the pizza, make it 4 PP per slice.

We love it so much that we're having the left overs for dinner tonight!

Then for dessert we had these rather scrumptious Pina Colada Cupcakes that I made a few days ago.  You can find the recipe here at skinnytaste.com by Gina.  

They are super easy to make and delicious.

Happy Dining!